GreenInfo LABS: Research on Ownership Patterns

Half of California’s 100 million acres is owned by federal, state and
local public agencies, and land within city boundaries accounts for
another ten percent.
The remainder is the private, rural landscape of the
state – 40 million acres of forests, plains, foothills, valleys and
deserts. These are California’s last landscapes, and they face an
uncertain future.

In addition to maps and related tabular data, we built an entire web site to allow easy access to this information. This site includes background information on the nature of parcelization and the types of impacts it can have on various interests (police/fire, public health, land use planning, biodiversity, rural community, etc.). In addition, the site provides access to zoomable detailed maps of each county's fragmentation pattern, as well as a sortable table of numbers of parcels in various size ranges.

GreenInfo remains involved in tracking the issue of parcel fragmentation and the many effects it has on the state's landscape, its people and its economy. We are also knowledgeable about the analytical issues and options for using parcel data for such assessments.

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GreenInfo Network creates, analyzes, visualizes and communicates information in the public interest. We specialize in mapping and related technology for nonprofits and public agencies, focusing on using it for conservation, social equity, public health, environment and foundation grant making.